Welcome to the information page for the ROS-I Asia Pacific Workshop.

•Date: June 27th - 28th 2018
•Location: ARTC, Singapore

The event is open to ROS users, business' and anyone interested in how ROS is used to solve industrial problems.

Workshop Cost:
Participant Fee: 300 SGD
ROS-Industrial Consortium Member (Full/Associate/Research): $150 SGD up to 2 participants

Includes:
1. Day 1 and Day 2 activities
2. Meals included are:

• Day 1 Afternoon & Morning Tea, Lunch and Dinner
• Day 2 Morning & Afternoon Tea and Lunch.

3.All participants who register will receive an event polo shirt - Sizing Chart here (Note, subject to sizing availability, kindly note we will do our best to provide you with the right size shirt or closest size where possible)

For our event flyer please click here

Registration:

Please register here:
http://www.eventnook.com/event/ros-iapworkshop2018

Please contact ros-i_asia@artc.a-star.edu.sg if you need an invitation letter for visa requirements to Singapore

Hotel Accommodation:

We have a negotiated a great rate for our guests at Park Avenue Rochester Hotel.
1. Superior rooms at SGD$215++ with breakfast (cost does not include taxes)
2. 25 June – 2 July 2018 (Rates applicable 2 days pre and post of the reservation period)
3. Online booking link only for this event!, please click here: Park Avenue Rochester
4. All guaranteeing of rooms will be by guest’s own credit card.

We have a shuttle bus leaving from this hotel for both days and will also shuttle guests back to the hotel at the end of the day. If you wish to take the shuttle bus please indicate so on your registration form.

Dinner:

Morganfield’s Date: Wednesday 27th May 2018, 1800 – 2100 Address: The Star Vista, 1 Vista Exchange Green, #02-23, 138617

Carpark: The Star Vista Closest MRT Station: Buona Vista (Green and Yellow Line) There will be chartered buses provided from ARTC to the restaurant and a return bus will be available for those that who require transport back to the hotel.

Program - Day 1: 27 June

TIME	TITLE	PRESENTER
8:00 AM	Bus Transport pick up from Park Avenue Rochester Hotel to ARTC
8:30 AM	Registration, Coffee & Tea
9:15 AM	Introduction to ARTC, A*STAR	Dr. David Low, ARTC
9:30 AM	ROS Industrial Consortium Asia Pacific after Bootstrapping	Min Ling Chan, ARTC
10:00 AM	ROS-I Consortium America's 2017 Highlights and Future Direction	Paul Evans, SwRI
10:30 AM	Coffee Break
10:50 AM	Open Robotics’ near-term feature goals for ROS2 and Gazebo	Dr. Michael Grey, Open Robotics
11:20 AM	Integrating New Technology and Trends into Open Innovation	Peter Tan, Blue Ocean Robotics
11:50 AM	Why Boeing is using ROS-Industrial	Martin Szarski, Boeing Research and Technology
12:20 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM	Group Photo – Workshop (Level 1) Demonstrations and Exhibitions at Workshop (Level 1)
2:00 PM	The Funding Initiatives - National Robotics R&D Programme Office (NR2PO)	Rayner Ng, National Robotics R&D Programme Office
2:30 PM	Making Industrial Robots Smart	Dr. Francisco Suarez-Ruiz, NTU
3:00 PM	Coffee Break
3:30 PM	Lightning Talks	3 mins each
4:00 PM	ROS Technical Roadmapping Breakout Session: 1) Challenges with ROS 2) ROS-Industrial Asia Pacific Roadmap	Everyone
5:00 PM	Wrap up for Day 1	Min Ling Chan, ARTC
5:15 PM	Bus Transport from ARTC to Dinner	Everyone
6:00 PM	Networking Dinner at Morganfield's @ Star Vista	Everyone
9:00 PM	Dinner Event End Walk back to Hotel (opposite Dinner Location)

Program - Day 2: 28 June

*subject to changes

TIME	TITLE	PRESENTER
8:15 AM	Bus Transport pick up from Park Avenue Rochester Hotel to ARTC
8:30 AM	Registration, Coffee & Tea
9:00 AM	ROS-Industrial EU + ROSIN: advancing robotics platforms through private + public support	Dr. Mirko Bordignon, Fraunhofer IPA
9:30 AM	Trends and Directions in Robotic Automation	Dr. Milan Shah, McKinsey & Company
10:00 AM	TORK’s activities, new packages, jog control and teaching pendant	Dr. Tajima Ryosuke, Tokyo Opensource Robotics Kyokai Association
10:30 AM	Coffee Break
10:50 AM	The Next-Generation Smart Manufacturing using ROS2	Dr. Ryan Chen, ADLINK Technology
11:20 AM	RoboWare for Industry, a Platform for Application Design	Dr. Tony Wang, Jinan Tony Robotics
11:50 AM	FlexGui 4.0 – Opening the big ROS-I World to any End User	Prof. Trygve Thomessen, PPM Robotics AS
12:20 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM	Exhibition & Demonstrations
2:00 PM	Lightning Talks	3 mins each
2:30 PM	The Programming Environment for HCR Series	Dr. Kim Seokhwan, Hanwha Precision Machinery Company Limited
3:00 PM	Coffee Break
3:30 PM	TBC	Asad Norouzi, Singapore Polytechnic
4:00 PM	ROS2 and Microcontrollers	Erik Boasson, ADLINK Technology
4:30 PM	Closing	Nicholas Yeo, ARTC
5:00 PM	Bus Transport pick up from ARTC to Park Avenue Rochester Hotel